LAFAYETTE, La., Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MidSouth Bancorp,
Inc. ("MidSouth") (NYSE MKT: MSL) announced today that Lorraine Miller, MidSouth Bank's Director of
Mergers and Acquisitions, has assumed additional responsibilities
as Treasurer.
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Miller, who initially worked as a consultant for MidSouth Bank
since November 2009, joined the bank
three years ago as Senior Vice President and Director of Mergers
and Acquisitions, at the time a newly created position with primary
responsibility for all financial aspects of the acquisition
process. Since then she has played a key role helping double the
bank's size to nearly $2 billion in
assets by guiding it through four transactions, including its
biggest to date: a $40 million merger
with the 15-branch Peoples State Bank of Many, La.
She retains the M&A Director title and role with the bank
and as Treasurer now assumes responsibility for management of its
investment portfolio and asset/liability management function.
Miller, who is based in Atlanta, reports to the bank's Chief Financial
Officer, Jim McLemore.
From 1986 to 2002 Miller was a senior sell-side equity research
analyst following consumer product companies for Robinson-Humphrey
and SunTrust Equitable Securities. Her research was recognized
through inclusion to the Institutional Investor's
All-American Research Team and The Wall Street Journal's
All-Star Analysts Team. During this period, she participated in
numerous capital market transactions, including both equity capital
and debt financing, as well as assisting on merger and acquisition
transactions. From 2002 to 2009, she was Senior Vice President and
Director of Investor Relations for West Point Home and Security
Bank Corp., where she had direct responsibility for all external
financial communications, was the primary spokeswoman and a liaison
with the board of directors regarding strategic issues including
capital structure and acquisitions and divestitures.
Miller earned a bachelor's degree in business administration
from Emory University and an MBA from
Georgia State University. She is a
Charter Financial Analyst and member of the CFA Institute and the
Atlanta Financial Analyst Society.
About MidSouth Bancorp, Inc.
MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. is a financial holding company
headquartered in Lafayette,
Louisiana, with assets of $1.9
billion as of December 31,
2012. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, MidSouth Bank,
N.A., MidSouth offers a full range of banking services to
commercial and retail customers in Louisiana and Texas. MidSouth Bank
currently has 59 banking centers in Louisiana and Texas and is connected to a worldwide ATM
network that provides customers with access to more than 50,000
surcharge-free ATMs. Additional corporate information is
available at www.midsouthbank.com.
SOURCE MidSouth Bancorp, Inc.